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Mike Sullivan, aka Sully, is a 30+ year Army Veteran and a Green Beret. He has six combat tours in Afghanistan, all stemming from a rich military family history. He's staying active and on-mission through an expanded role with Team RWB and he joined the show to share his story and their important work to connect the Veteran community through physical and mental fitness.

Show sponsors: Mudgear.com code PUT6 and LiveMomentous.com code BRIANJ

It is Holy Week and for my christian brothers and sisters this week marks the culmination of our faith, the days in which Jesus Christ died and rose again.

One year ago we released a pair of PICK UP THE SIX episodes, one with Catholic Priest (and Air Force chaplain) James Hamel, and the other with my friends Rob Renzi and Dom Raso, a former Navy SEAL.

Our conversations centered around a man thrust into the story as Christ took his final steps. That man’s name was Simon, and he in that moment had to pick up the six and help Jesus carry the weight of that cross.

Here are both of those conversations.

God bless, happy Holy Week, and happy Easter.

#179: Sutton Howard, the Pickleball Phoenix by PICK UP THE SIX

Late last year, PICK UP THE SIX Productions hit the road for Northwest Arkansas with our friends from Mudgear to meet Mark Jones and create a commercial for the new Mudgear Speed Ruck shoe. Through that, we got to learn more about Mudgear's purpose, founded by Alex Thrasher, and their connection to one of their Mudgear athletes, Mark Jones, a hard charger if there ever was one. Today, we introduce you to Alex and Mark, and talk to them about their missions in life, and how that has intersected with a one-of-a-kind shoe built to equip the outdoor athlete to crush the next step, mile, or even world record attempt.

Mudgear.com to shop for the Speed Ruck and other great great, use code PUT6 to save 15%

Also, LiveMomentous.com with code BRIANJ to save 15% on great supplements like creatine, whey protein, and more!

Our guest today is Dr. Karla Steingraber, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and a certified Mental Game Coach.

As a certified Mental Game Coach (IMGCA), Dr. Steingraber teaches clients to identify mental barriers. She provides a proven mental skills system to improve performance in competition and to help build confidence and maximize performance.

She is going incredible work, across the board, with organizations like the Generation Next Project, and she’s the author of What’s Your Everest? How to win in Sports, Career and Life.

Today’s guest is Chris Cathers of Brother’s Keeper Veteran Foundation.

Chris is a Green Beret and was one of the first 10 agency contractors into Iraq in the first days of the Global War on Terror.

After his service Chris was feeling it, in the form of PTSD and he contemplated suicide. He battled through it and was later diagnosed with Stage-4 bone cancer.

But that is not slowing him down at all, so let’s meet my friend Chris Cathers.